I hit another Advent wall this afternoon and went to bed. This year, Advent feels relentless and sometimes I have needed to stop.
But tonight I went out for another lot of carol singing with a very small, but enthusiastic group from St Helens Church in Ore Village. At some points we were very out of tune, the carols were too high, and we were singing different bits to each other! But what was brilliant about tonight was we had great fun! There was lots of laughter and we felt better for being out on the road by our church, together. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine to help you keep going and put things into perspective. So, thank you to Mike and Gillian, to Katy, Connor and Finlay, to Vicki and William, to David, and to Carol (who only came out to put some Christmas cards through some doors and heard us and joined us) for a super night. I have renewed energy now for two services and a Christmas tree festival in one of my villages tomorrow and four carol services on Sunday.
God of laughter and celebration, thank you for tonight and for people who came together to sing carols with joy and lightness of spirit, and thank you for our neighbours in Clifton Road who gave us £51 for Save The Children. Sometimes simple acts make all the difference. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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